Planter.



C. T. RAY. PLANTER.

1 APPLICATION FILED NUVJQ. 19H 1,171,884. Patented Feb.15 ,1916.

C17. RAY. PLANTR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, I911. 1,171,884. P-qtented Feb. 15,191

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.mlnmmm application and February 25,

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B it lmown that I, CHARL S of, "(the United States, He, inthe 'fcounty of Jefferson and Kentuckyghaye invented new and imp is La specification. resent application is a division of oatidn fen "LettersfPatent of the d States,ffiledflFebruary 1911, Se- 610,722, a and it has particular refnstruction and; arrangement of jiparts A oy'el combinations of elements, shown ccorripanying in t t a a a v bjects and' advantages of the present lon will be understood from the heredescription. a a a pwithout departing, from the spirit nvention or the scope of the sub: claims. I hedraWings: Figure "1'.is a sideele- 2-is a planfyiew of a planter ng l the present improvements Fig. etai lltview offthe 'seed chute; in side v n; Fig 4 is a isa detail 'yiew of one of the te the samepartsimall-the views. ignajtes the frame, B-the front Wheel,

he o ro r, anter selected ib n- '1; a p t frame comp ses two longitndinal fare preferably formed they may be of other channel :or flanged bars, or of straps or and Hxthe handles,

rove'lnents in 'Planters of which drawings and pointed e illustrated accompanying I pper, D the seed ohute, E the furrow F to exemplify the 'presf ILANTER.

. plane-bar form, if

STATES TEN FF s'rrnargon LOUISVILLEKENTUCKY, Assrendn To B. rhnvnnresons, on LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A conronnrron or KENTUCKY.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916*.

19:11, Serial N o. 610,722. Divided and this application filed November 29, 1911". Seria1No.'663,133

ticular exemplificationv of the inventiom "a,

front wheel is employed and in such event the axle 1) thereof are provided preferably in frame-members, marked 11,'

11" which-depend from the members 10,10

and are exemplified as being integral with, Y t 10 are provided; With forwardly-converging draft-bars 12, 12 t the latter. The members which are preferably pivotedthereto at their pp nxa; planter lor' the like; to a frame notion carrying groundtre'ating means. I ,yentlon cons sts:m peouharitles in I the members having flanged or laterally-bent*forward v in a substantially parallel rear ends 12 and providedwith a draft eye l2 atv their front ends. A" bar, marked 13,

. is shown as extending transversely of the the length thereof; members 10; 10 withfji- This b'a-rlhas jfla'nged ends,

frame, intermediate .of andfas connecting the each :other. marked 13, which are securelyfastened to 10. A'pair of straps, 14,14

desired. In' this ar:-

ends 14: secured tothe'strapf13 andfianged' rear ends 14? secured bent to extend diagonally; from their rear ends and theme From a the to thejmenrhers 10', are

, vetowaij'deach other a pl f-forward spaced relation." 1

I. foregoing. it will be apparen't;,v that the frame described, while itis of'sini" members so to and supports the;

planview of the said disposed as to a side drafts and torslonal strains;

15 designates a standard 15*. which occupies parallel portions 149 I is suitably secured thereto so asyto be sup portedvthereby. f p

The furrow opener herein exemplified comprises the -blade or cutting-portion provide "e well braced structure capableof sustaining' 'alb and diverging Wings 56. It-is adjiistably I 1 connected to .r t arms 57 lame characters of reference are fused "standard by sides of thestandard and are s ecured to the opener, at 57 openings 60 and 61,;;herein:-exemplified as lthe seed covereni G-the-rean'or being formed in the arms, or other sui'table means, servingto permit :adjustmentfof the arms a and opener relatively to the standard. The front endofthe opener is adjnstably supported from" the frame by arms, 62,: 62 whose upper ends are adjusta l the frame members 10 at 63, '63 and whose lower ends are pivoted to the I the standard 15, by -means ofwhich are "arranged on opposite are 1 also attached to thebolts 58 andf 59y elongated"- p y secured to a 1 cutting por tion or blade of theopener at 64. Adjust- 58 and 59.; protectors. or dirt shields 66 at the mouth of'the chute D are secured to the standard by the bolt 59, which extends 'ther'ethroug'h as clearly shown in; Fig. 1.

67 designates "scrapers which'level the top of the row or bed and sweep trash therefrom. The extendcon'vergently forwardand their ront'. ends are suitably secured latter, preferably adj ustably. As herein shown a bolt-68 adapted to any one of a suitv i erer blades F, herein shown as being of the spoon type. The upper ends of the arms 70 are shown asbeing attached to the standard by means of a bolt 72 adapted to any one of 'a number of apertures 73 in said arms, this. forming a desirable means .bywhich said arms a'readjustably supported. The standards 75 extend from the frame members 10, to which they are suitablyv connected as in-- i di'cated at 76, and they are braced by in- .clined arms, 80, which also extend from said framefmembers and are secured to the standards, preferably by the bolts 72, hereinbe+ fore referred to.

The construction described provides a 'very desirable means, whose details may,

however, be'varied within wide-limits without departing from thespirit of the invention, by which the furrow is opened and retained in open position until after the seed is deposited, and by which 'the'seed .is delivered directly to the furrow close to the seedbedand is protected against being dissipated by the wind, and by which the opener may be set in a'number of different positions with respect to the frame and is fixedly held in its adjusted position;

The rear wheel G is preferably supported by a carrier which is fulcrumed to the frame of the planter so as'to be'adjustable to regulate the height of theframe, and is held in movable interengaging members", as track bar 42 and a spring pressed pawl 46, the

latter of which has-an actuating element, as

' the rod 47 with its'grip 48,. arranged adjacent to the grip portion of one of thehandles H so that the usermay, when grasping the handle to raise the. lower frame,- at the -.I believe to be :new and desire to secureby.

Letters Patent, is able number of apertures 69 in the scrapers, forms a desirable means for connecting the forward end of the scrapers to "the opener. The rear portions of the scrapers are sujs 'pended,"by arms 70 connected thereto at 71, rom standards whichgsu'ppo'rt the cov'-' the opener.

cations-Serial No."'.61'0,722 and Serial, gumberfisaspoe, filed- April as 1914, my which reference may be had forfurther informak 75' tion relative thereto; lit-will be understood thatflaftenthe opener is set. in -a predeterininedf-position with respect to the frame,

'the'fiirther 'adjustmentof the planter for deeper or; shallower f planting is accoml plished by the adjustment of the rear wheel-9.". to the opener E,.,at'opposite sides "of -the Haring-now described. the man. what a 1.. Ina machine of the class described; a

. fram efanopenerstandardsecured, to the I V fraine,;an,opener, a bar having a plurality of 'alined slots positioned against the stand-: I

ard, "boltspassing through ,the bar "andstandard to lock' the'bfar in. adjusted position', and a pivotal connection between the .bar and opener.

2. In a machine of ,class described; a

frame, an-opener standard secured to the and means for adjustably connecting the link to the frame. I v

3 In a 'machineof the kind described, a frame and bracing and stiffening means therefor, "the bracing and stiifening means I comprisinglongitudinal members which-are fixedly connected with the frame and have portions which extend approximately arallel with each other, an opener stan ard;

having members arranged at an angle with 1 each other, one 'ofsaid members being arranged between the approximately parallel portions of the bracing and stiffening means, the other member depending from'thefirstmentioned ,member of the standard, 7 an. opener' and supporting arms. .adjnstably mounted on the st'andard and connected to 4/ In a chine of at. kind described; 2.

frame and bracing and, stiflening means. therefor, the bracing and stiffening means comprising longitudinal members which are. 1'

fixedly connected with the frame and have portions which extend approximately -.par-

allel with each other, an opener standard having members arranged at an angle with each other, one of saidniembers being arranged between the approximately. parallel portions of the bracing and stiffening means,

the other member depending from thefirstmentioned" member of the standard, an

a opener whose forward end is supported from the frame, and means for adjustably connecting the opener rearward of its forward end to the standard.

5. in a machine of amend assessed, a frame and? bracing and stiffening means,

therefor, the bracing and stifiening means comprising-longitudinal members which arefixedly connected-with the ;frame and have portions whichfextend approximately" parallel withfeach other, an] opener standard haying members arranged at an angle with each other, one of said members being arranged between. the approximately parallel portions of the 'bracing and'stiflening means, the othermember depending from the firstmentioned member of! the standard, an

opener having membersttprojecting rear, ward from the front portlon thereof, means 25 for connecting said members adjustably to the standard, and adjustable supporting means supported from theffrani'e and respec tively connected to said members and the front portionof the opener.

6. In a machine of the kind described, a

frame and bracing and stifiening .means therefor, the bracing and stiffening means each other, one of said members being arranged between the approximately parallel portions of the bracing and stiffening means,

the other member depending from the firstmentioned membenOf the standard, an opener, andmeansfor supportingthe opener comprising an adjustable arm connected to the standard and opener and "an adjustable to arm connected to the frame and opener;

nected with the firstmen tioned membersand i part of their length an i a e as In a machine of the kind described, a

frame comprising longitudinal members and bracing and stiffening meanstherefor, the

bracing vand stilfening', means comprising longitudinal members which are fixedlyfponhave portionsextendin potivergentlyfor a approximately parallel with each other, for another part of their length, an opener, standard having members arranged at an" angle with each other, one of said members being secured between the approximately parallel portions of the bracing and stiffening means, an opener, and meansfor adjustably securing the opener to the other member of the standard.

8. In a machine of the kind described, a' frame comprisin longitudinal members and bracing and sti ening means therefor, the bracing and stiffening means comprising longitudinal members which are fixedly connected with the first-mentioned members and have portions extending convergently for a allel with each other for another part of their length, an opener standard having members arranged *at an angle with each other, one of said members being secured between the approximately parallel portions of the bracing and stiffening means, an olpener whose forward end is connected to t e frame and means for adjustably securing the portion of the opener rearward of its said forward end to the lower member ,of .the'opener standard.

9."In amachine of the kind described, a frame comprising longitudinal members and bracing and stilfening means therefor, the

, bracing and stiffening means comprising longitudinal members which are fixedly connected with the first'mentioned members and have portions extending convergently for a partof their length and approximately parallel with each other for another part of their length, an opener standard having members arranged at an agle with each other, one of said members being secured between the approximately parallel portions of the bracing and stiffeningQmeans, an opener, means for adjustably securing the forward end of the opener to the frame and means for adjustably securing the portion of the opener rearward of its said forward 'end to the lower member of the opener standard. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- CHARLES T. RAY. Witnesses I W. J. Hnnoanmnn,

F. M. BEDDING.

70 part of theirlength and approximately par- 

